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  • BS EN 622-3:2004

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    Fibreboards. Specifications Requirements for medium boards

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  06-08-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Requirements
       4.1 General
       4.2 Requirements for general purpose boards
           4.2.1 Requirements for boards for use in dry
                 conditions
           4.2.2 Requirements for boards for use in humid
                 conditions
           4.2.3 Requirements for boards for use in exterior
                 conditions
       4.3 Requirements for load-bearing boards
           4.3.1 General
           4.3.2 Requirements for boards for use in humid
                 conditions
           4.3.3 Requirements for boards for use in humid
                 conditions
    5 Verification of compliance
       5.1 General
       5.2 External control
       5.3 Factory production control
    6 Marking
       6.1 General purpose boards
       6.2 Load-bearing boards
       6.3 Colour coding
    Annex A (normative) Supplementary properties
    Annex B (normative) Boil test according to EN 1087-1:1995
                        - Modified procedure
    Annex C (normative) Determination of bending strength after
                        boil test according to EN 1087-1:1995
                        - Modified procedure
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines requirements for medium boards as specified in EN 316. Concerned with product properties but are not characteristic values for use in design calculations.

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    Committee B/541
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1142(1989) (12/2003) Supersedes 93/101935 DC. (03/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5534(2014) : 2014 SLATING AND TILING FOR PITCHED ROOFS AND VERTICAL CLADDING - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 5534(2003) : 2003 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
    BS 5268-2:2002 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PERMISSIBLE STRESS DESIGN, MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP
    BS 5268-6.2(2001) : 2001 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 6: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FRAME WALLS - SECTION 6.2: BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS NOT EXCEEDING FOUR STOREYS
    13/30271503 DC : 0 BS 5534 - SLATING AND TILING FOR PITCHED ROOFS AND VERTICAL CLADDING - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 5268-6.1:1996 Structural use of timber Code of practice for timber frame walls - Dwellings not exceeding seven storeys
    02/105033 DC : DRAFT AUG 2002 BS 5534 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
    08/30154716 DC : DRAFT DEC 2008 BS 5268-6-2 AMD1 - STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 6-2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FRAME WALLS - BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS NOT EXCEEDING 4 STOREYS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 326-3:2003 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 3: Inspection of an isolated lot of panels
    EN 319:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to the plane of the board
    EN 13986:2004 Wood-based panels for use in construction - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
    EN 310:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength
    EN 1087-1:1995 Particleboards - Determination of moisture resistance - Part 1: Boil test
    EN 326-1:1994 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 1: Sampling and cutting of test pieces and expression of test results
    EN 326-2:2010+A1:2014 Wood-based panels - Sampling, cutting and inspection - Part 2: Initial type testing and factory production control
    ENV 1156:1998 Wood-based panels - Determination of duration of load and creep factors
    EN 317:1993 Particleboards and fibreboards - Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water
    EN 1058:2009 Wood-based panels - Determination of characteristic 5-percentile values and characteristic mean values
    EN 622-5:2009 Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 5: Requirements for dry process boards (MDF)
    EN 789:2004 Timber structures - Test methods - Determination of mechanical properties of wood based panels
    EN 382-2:1993 Fibreboards - Determination of surface absorption - Part 2: Test method for hardboards
    EN 12369-1:2001 Wood-based panels - Characteristic values for structural design - Part 1: OSB, particleboards and fibreboards
    EN 318:2002 Wood based panels - Determination of dimensional changes associated with changes in relative humidity
    EN 316:2009 Wood fibre boards - Definition, classification and symbols
    EN 622-2:2004/AC:2005 FIBREBOARDS - SPECIFICATIONS - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR HARDBOARDS
    EN 622-4:2009 Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 4: Requirements for softboards
    EN 12871:2013 Wood-based panels - Determination of performance characteristics for load bearing panels for use in floors, roofs and walls
    EN 622-1:2003 Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 1: General requirements
    ISO 3340:1976 Fibre building boards — Determination of sand content
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